Little Women: Atlanta Explained

Genre:Reality TV
Opentheme:Just Like Dynamite by Photronique
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:6
Num Episodes:95
Camera:Multiple
Runtime:42 minutes
Company:Kinetic Content
Network:Lifetime
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Little Women: Atlanta is an American reality television series that debuted on January 27, 2016, on Lifetime. It is the third spin-off series to . The series chronicles the lives of a group of little women living in Atlanta, Georgia. For the third season, Briana Barlup & Emily Fernandez moved to the show concurrent with their move to Texas.

Cast

Overview

Season 1-3

The first season follows the lives of Ashley "Minnie" Ross (also called "Mama Bear"), Tiffany "Monie" Cashette, Briana Barlup (Bri) & Emily Fernandez, also known as "the Cheeks", and Amanda & Andrea Salinas, also called "Tiny Twinz" as the main cast, with Shirlene "Ms. Juicy" Pearson in a recurring capacity.

The second season premiered on July 13, 2016, with the same cast, with Shirlene Pearson promoted to a main cast member while Samantha Ortiz and Tanya Scott make guest appearances, and with Melissa Hancock and the Drummond twins in the recurring guest capacity. Briana Barlup and Emily Fernandez announced at the reunion that they would no longer be part of the show and were moving to .

The third season premiered on January 4, 2017, with Tanya Scott promoted to a main cast member, Samantha Ortiz in a recurring capacity and Abira Greene appeared in a guest recurring capacity.

Season 4-6

The fourth season premiered on December 14, 2017, with the same cast, with Samantha Ortiz promoted to a main cast member. However, after season four ended, Samantha and Tanya announced that they would no longer be a part of the show. According to Tanya, she felt as if the show did not bring positive energy into her life. She felt as if two seasons were enough. It is unclear whether Samantha had been asked to return to the show despite rumors hinting of the failed retention as her termination.

The fifth season saw the departure of both Scott and Ortiz, and the return of Barlup and Fernandez after departing the series after the second season. Tiffany "Monie" Cashette returned as a recurring member for the fifth season, citing a move to Houston as the reason for her departure. Both Barlup and Fernandez departed the series a second time at the end of the fifth season.

The sixth season premiered on January 22, 2021, with Cashette returning to the series as a main cast member, as well as Abira Greene, who had been featured for the past three seasons, promoted to a main cast member. This season also features the death of original cast member, Ashley "Minnie" Ross, who died on April 27, 2020, after sustaining injuries in a head-on-collision.[1] [2] Barlup and Scott return in recurring roles, and Tamera MacLaughlin joins the cast in a recurring capacity.

Main castSeasons
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Briana Barlup
Tiffany "Monie" Cashette
Emily Fernandez
Ashley "Minnie" Ross colspan="6"
Amanda Salinascolspan="6"
Andrea Salinascolspan="6"
Shirlene "Juicy" Pearsoncolspan="5"
Tanya Scott colspan ="1"
Samantha Ortizcolspan ="2"
="row" Abira Greene
Melissa Hancockcolspan="5"
colspan="5"
Tamera McLaughlin

Episodes

Season 6 (2021)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boucher. Ashley. Little Women: Atlanta Star Ashley Ross Was Killed in a Head-On Crash Not a Hit-and-Run: Police. People. April 28, 2020. April 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Corinthios. Aurelie. Little Women: Atlanta Honors Late Cast Member Ashley 'Minnie' Ross in First Look at Season 6. People. December 1, 2020. December 1, 2020.